IS2 STA 157 EL Suppl

SUPPLEMENT submitted by Intelsat North America LLC

IS 2 Supplemental Letter

2010-05-19

This document pretains to SAT-STA-20100330-00059 for Special Temporal Authority on a Satellite Space Stations filing.

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May 19, 2010 Ms. Marlene H. Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Request for Special Temporary Authority to Drift and Operate Intelsat 2, File No. SAT-STA-20100330-00059; Call Sign S2459 Dear Ms. Dortch: PanAmSat Licensee Corp. (“PanAmSat”) herein supplements the above- referenced pending request for Special Temporary Authority (“STA”) for 90 days beginning June 1, 2010 to drift Intelsat 2 (call sign S2459) from 169.10º E.L. to 157.0º E.L. and to operate the satellite temporarily in the C- and Ku- bands at 157.0º E.L.1 First, PanAmSat requests a change in the start date of the STA. Instead of the June 1, 2010 start date originally requested, PanAmSat now requests a start date of June 25, 2010. Second, in response to a request from the International Bureau staff, this letter specifies the proposed operational frequencies, geographic service area, and disposal plan for the Intelsat 2 satellite. Operational Frequencies. PanAmSat seeks STA to operate the Intelsat 2 satellite in the following frequencies: 5925–6425 MHz (Earth-to-space) 3700–4200 MHz (space-to-Earth) 14000–14500 MHz (Earth-to-space) 12250–12750 MHz (space-to-Earth). Geographic Service Area. The Intelsat 2 satellite will provide service to Asia, Australia and the Pacific Ocean. Intelsat does not seek to provide service to, from, or within the United States. Orbital Debris Mitigation Plan. An orbital debris mitigation plan for the Intelsat 2 satellite has previously been filed with and approved by the FCC in an application for modification to operate the satellite’s current orbital location 1 See Request for Special Temporary Authority to Drift and Operate Intelsat 2, File No. SAT-STA-20100330-00059 (filed Mar. 30, 2010).

Ms. Marlene H. Dortch May 19, 2010 Page 2 of 169.1° E.L.2 This orbital debris mitigation plan has not changed and is incorporated by reference. For the reasons set forth herein, PanAmSat respectfully requests that the Commission grant PanAmSat’s pending STA request as supplemented with this letter. Sincerely, /s/ Susan H. Crandall Susan H. Crandall Assistant General Counsel Intelsat Corporation cc: Robert Nelson Kathyrn Medley Stephen Duall 2 PanAmSat Licensee Corp. Application to Modify Authorization to Relocate Intelsat 2 to 169.10º E.L., Engineering Statement at 5-7, File No. SAT-MOD-20080811-00153 (filed Aug. 11, 2008). -2-


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